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Table IV.

The cane and beet sugar crops of the world for 1909–1910, with the average of the crops for the seven preceding years from 1902–1903, in tons of 2240 lb.

A.-Cane sugar (compiled from the Weekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal of Messrs Willett & Gray of New York, and books and reports published under the authority of the government of India).

Country Crop,
1909–1910
Average crop,
for 7 years end-
ing 1908–1909
Africa— Tons avoidupois Tons avoidupois
Egypt 55,000 67,592
Mauritius 220,000 183,688
Réunion 45,000 33,299
Natal 45,000 27,857
Total in Africa 365,000 312,436
America—
Argentina 120,000 132,410
Brazil 276,000 218,214
British Colonies—
Trinidad 45,000 45,352
Barbadoes 40,000 37,492
Jamaica 12,000 13,253
Antigua and St. Kitts 25,000 21,857
Demerara 115,000 114,922
Lesser Antilles 6,000 10,715
Total in British Colonies 243,000 243,471
Costa Rica 2,500 2,657
Cuba 1,700,000 1,180,203
Danish Colony, St Croix 15,000 12,857
Danish Colony, Surinam 15,000 13,149
French Colonies—
Martinique 40,000 34,279
Guadeloupe 40,000 37,500
Total in French Colonies 80,000 71,779
Equador 7,000 6,143
Guatemala 7,500 8,016
Haiti and Santo Domingo 90,000 56,043
Mexico 130,000 114,790
Nicaragua 4,500 4,260
Peru 150,000 143,619
Salvador 6,500 5,646
United States—
Louisiana 325,000 300,714
Texas 10,000 9,571
Porto Rico 280,000 176,286
Hawaiian Islands 490,000 404,424
Total in United States 1,105,000 890,995
Venezuela 7,500 8,016
Total in America 3,995,000 3,107,252
Country Crop,
1909–1910
Average crop,
for 7 years end-
ing 1908–1909
Asia— Tons avoidupois Tons avoidupois
British India and
Dependencies
3,750,000 3,600,000
China 1,000,000 1,000,000
Dutch Colony—
Java and Madoera
1,200,000 1,019,739
Japan and Formosa 130,000 94,225
United States possession—
Philippine Islands
145,000 125,468
Siam 7,000 6,000
Total in Asia 5,232,000 5,845,432
Australia and Polynesia—
British Colonies—
Fiji Islands 69,000 49,928
Queensland 136,000 144,000
New South Wales 14,500 20,706
Total in Australia and
Polynesia
219,000 214,634
Europe—
Spain 16,000 19,743
Total in Europe 16,000 19,743
Summary
Africa 365,000 312,436
America 3,955,000 3,107,252
Asia 6,232,000 5,845,432
Australia and Polynesia 219,500 214,634
Europe 16,000 19,473
Total production of cane
sugar in the world
10,787,500 9,499,227


B.-Beet sugar (compiled from data furnished by the Statistisches Bureau für die Riibenzucker Industrie des Deutschen Reiches, of Mr F. O. Licht, Magdeburg).

Country Crop
1902–1903.
Crop
1903–1904.
Crop
1904–1905.
Crop
1905–1906.
Crop
1906–1907.
Crop
1907–1908.
Crop
1908–1909.
Estimated
crop
1909–1910.
Average of 7
years 1902–1903
1909–1909.
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Tons
avoidupois
Austria-Hungary 1,040,987 1,149,516 875,383 1,485,944 1,322,716 1,402,157 1,376,501 1,240,102 1,236,172
Belgium 220,550 200,233 173,679 323,577 278,338 228,682 254,258 246,051 239,902
Denmark 36,004 46,258 44,161 64,958 65,942 53,147 64,367 6,973 53,548
France 820,050 791,605 612,592 1,072,473 744,153 716,218 794,312 811,970 793,058
Germany 1,734,624 1,897,234 1,572,923 2,379,959 2,203,810 2,095,959 2,049,951 2,007,730 1,990,637
Holland 100,793 121,600 134,394 203,912 178,551 172,417 210,958 196,841 160,375
Italy 82,433 128,794 77,143 92,433 104,702 133,818 162,701 114,168 111,718
Russia 1,236,409 1,187,848 938,565 953,204 1,417,386 1,337,732 1,237,530 1,131,840 1,194,105
United States 192,376 204,847 206,410 279,236 426,171 433,248 377,945 418,288 302,890
Other countries 201,510 249,254 205,548 246,384 289,220 268,498 289,935 274,594 250,050
Total crop of the world 5,665,796 5,977,189 4,840,798 7,102,080 7,030,989 6,891,876 6,818,458 6,505,607 6,332,455

The matter temporarily dropped, but certain Liberal members of parliament continued to press for the withdrawal of Great Britain from the convention, it being stated that a promise had been privately given by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman that the government would withdraw as soon as practicable. On the 15th of July 1908, Mr Asquith said that Sir Edward Grey had announced in the House of Commons on the 6th of June 1907 that the British government intended to negotiate with the powers for the renewal of the convention, on condition that they would relinquish the penal clause, and that none of the obligations in the convention as renewed were penal or required statutory authority.

Tables II., III. (p. 773) and IV. (p. 774) give statistics of cane and beet sugar production.

The quantities for India have been computed from information furnished by the India office, and publications made under authority of the secretary of state and the commercial intelligence department of the Indian government.

The whole of the sugar produced in India is consumed In the country and sugar is imported, the bulk of it being cane sugar coming from Mauritius and Java, and about 85% of the import, is of high quality resembling refined sugar.